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that's the kind of thing government can do. government can do a lot on the regulatory side to slow things down if you forget to have effective cost-benefit analysis, but it can do a lot on the project side to really find something that works and the community becomes the laboratory for change and that others can then model. you do not have to do it everywhere and if you can show in water to a location that there really work. that is the driving force behind the idea of that lamar has been a significant spokesperson for. >> do like that car? >> i do like it. i have driven my leaf. i live in this building in a plug in the wall when i go home at night. that's all i have to do. deployment communities are a good idea. sometimes the government can have a demonstration project that makes a difference. they did a hydraulic factory and we have had fracking are around forever. three things made a difference in it. one was a huge to demonstrate that you could do it in a big way which was helpful. the second was the laboratory inventing 3d
that's the kind of thing government can do. government can do a lot on the regulatory side to slow things down if you forget to have effective cost-benefit analysis, but it can do a lot on the project side to really find something that works and the community becomes the laboratory for change and that others can then model. you do not have to do it everywhere and if you can show in water to a location that there really work. that is the driving force behind the idea of that lamar has been a...
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that's the kind of thing government can do. government can do a lot on the regulatory side to slow things down if you forget to have effective cost-benefit analysis, but it can do a lot on the project side to really find something that works and the community becomes the laboratory for change and that others can then model. you do not have to do it everywhere and if you can show in water to a location that there really work. that is the driving force behind the idea of that lamar has been a significant spokesperson for. >> do like that car? >> i do like it. i have driven my leaf. for a lit -- for a year-and-a- half. i live in this building in a plug in the wall when i go home at night. that's all i have to do. deployment communities are a good idea. sometimes the government can have a demonstration project that makes a difference. they did a hydraulic factory and we have had fracking are around forever. three things made a difference in it. one was a huge to demonstrate that you could do it in a big way which was helpful. the s
that's the kind of thing government can do. government can do a lot on the regulatory side to slow things down if you forget to have effective cost-benefit analysis, but it can do a lot on the project side to really find something that works and the community becomes the laboratory for change and that others can then model. you do not have to do it everywhere and if you can show in water to a location that there really work. that is the driving force behind the idea of that lamar has been a...
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societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because the world has changed. the economy has changed. but whether or not the journey my parents made is still possible to all who are willing to work for it, well that will decide whether america will decline or whether america will remain exceptional. the emergence of a strong, 21st century american middle class is the answer to our most pressing challenges. and it all starts with our people. in our hotel kitchens, in the landscaping crews working in our neighborhoods, and in the late night janitorial shifts that clean our offices. there. there you will find the dreams america was built on. th
societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because...
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that needs to come from governments and government structures. i think the first one, the leadership of academia. i think what i'm focusing on here is we're at this moment, we've been trudging through this moment in the movement of some time -- for some time of what is this thing? how do we define it? how do we identify it? how do we quantity fie it? i think we're trudging through that and those answers come out of research. and researchers always have to work with n.g.o.'s because those are the ones on the ground with the local relations and knowledge and understanding to allow research to be done effectively and ethically. i think the leadership has to get us over the hurdle, what is this thing, how do we define it? how do we trace it? based on that knowledge we have an array of stakeholders that come in and how do we tackle it? everywhere i go i relate to n.g.o.'s who know more about it than i ever could. >> let's go to this gentleman right here. ok. we're going to take a few more. >> i look at the u.s. state department reports on human traffi
that needs to come from governments and government structures. i think the first one, the leadership of academia. i think what i'm focusing on here is we're at this moment, we've been trudging through this moment in the movement of some time -- for some time of what is this thing? how do we define it? how do we identify it? how do we quantity fie it? i think we're trudging through that and those answers come out of research. and researchers always have to work with n.g.o.'s because those are...
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that has to come from governments and government structures. i think the first one, the leadership of academia. what i am focusing on as, we are at this moment, a what is this thing? how do we identify it? how do we quantify it? and those answers, first and foremost out of research. academic researchers have to work because they are the ones on the ground with the local relations and the understanding to allow it to be done ethically. i think leadership has to get us over the hurdle of how do we define it and quantify it and to respect. everywhere i go, they know so much more about what is happening and then to of this part of the world. >> this gentleman right here. we are going to take -- >> i look up the reports of human traffic in. it is going to every country and then toured the world. they talked abut the transportation of men and women. specifically, the talk about is sex tourism. did you have a break down of the percentage of a four-man -- sex slavery versus labor or production or whatever? is sex slavery --? two different questions. i
that has to come from governments and government structures. i think the first one, the leadership of academia. what i am focusing on as, we are at this moment, a what is this thing? how do we identify it? how do we quantify it? and those answers, first and foremost out of research. academic researchers have to work because they are the ones on the ground with the local relations and the understanding to allow it to be done ethically. i think leadership has to get us over the hurdle of how do...
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guest: the government looks at every job and activity. it is really hard to make the case that they overcharge. it is much more expensive because the way the government does it. there is performance of based logistics. you can save billions. it is the way avis would do it for cars. even save huge amounts of money. that means getting the back office out of the way. it means fewer back office jobs. they do not want to give up the power. host: the contacting system is really complicated. some of that is what the caller is saying. we have a lot of money through a system, a fair amount can disappear in ways we do not count. a history of 60 or 70 years of litigation against contractors to overcharge, contractors do overcharge. is not to say every contractor every time. we have a lot of money going through the system, some of that would stick to the wall it does not belong on. some of it will be over pricing. it is not a sole cause a problem. it is one of the problems. i am highly expectant. this has happened after every war. at some point there
guest: the government looks at every job and activity. it is really hard to make the case that they overcharge. it is much more expensive because the way the government does it. there is performance of based logistics. you can save billions. it is the way avis would do it for cars. even save huge amounts of money. that means getting the back office out of the way. it means fewer back office jobs. they do not want to give up the power. host: the contacting system is really complicated. some of...
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the question is a government corporation with what powers? we use a government corporation as a shorthand for something that is less bureaucratic and more able to operate like a business within the parameters of federal support charged, and in some ways the question is what are the authorities to protect for risk and to design programs, and does have positive and negative consequences. >> there are ways to come short of federal corporations and give it fha flexibility to reinvest some of its premium or negative subsidy for the budget back into the system. one thing i find remarkable about having to spend some time inside a federal agency is you get funds appropriated for a new systems technology environment and that takes years to research and build as anybody knows from the private sector if funds are available for that year. all of a sudden you have these awkward and disadvantageous incentives to spend money in a short period of time when you would rather be able to do it thoughtfully, and the constraints of working in an annual appropriati
the question is a government corporation with what powers? we use a government corporation as a shorthand for something that is less bureaucratic and more able to operate like a business within the parameters of federal support charged, and in some ways the question is what are the authorities to protect for risk and to design programs, and does have positive and negative consequences. >> there are ways to come short of federal corporations and give it fha flexibility to reinvest some of...
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i'm the head of bloomberg government. thank you for joining us today, and thank you to deloitte for partnering with us in this event. when we launched bloomberg government just about two years ago, we had the aspiration of creating a one-stop shop, with data, tools, news, and analysis to help government affairs and government sales professionals make better and faster decisions. we went a long way toward achieving that aspiration. a big part of it is conversations on the important issues that face our nation today, particularly at the intersection of business and government. today's discussion on the fiscal cliff clearly meets that. we are honored to have such a thoughtful panel. senator mark warner, senator bob corker, congressman chris van hollen, governor tim pawlenty, who is currently president and ceo of the financial services roundtable. moderating our discussion today is al hunt. we always love having al over here. he really put bloomberg on the map here in d.c. yesterday it was his birthday -- happy birthday, al.
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they intended it to starve the government, which is a constitutional government. that makes me very angry. the other point i have to make is that i'm one of the long- term unemployed. right now, all of these discussions are noise. the root cause problem is a lack of jobs and offshore in that has gone unchecked since 2000. if i do not have a job, i cannot contribute to my country. if i do not have a job, i cannot pursue life, liberty, and have it is. i cannot raise my child or pay for my house her i cannot do anything because there is no revenue coming in. all i hear are the republicans wining about the upper 2% not having their golf money. host: laura calling in from austin, texas. earlier we talked but the bush tax cuts and whether they were indeed intended to be temporary or not. the loopholes, are they intended to be temporary? are they here to stay? guest: they were intended to be permanent. you cannot underestimate how hard it would be to cut those. this is why republicans are reluctant to propose this was a big changes. you need to get that money from the hi
they intended it to starve the government, which is a constitutional government. that makes me very angry. the other point i have to make is that i'm one of the long- term unemployed. right now, all of these discussions are noise. the root cause problem is a lack of jobs and offshore in that has gone unchecked since 2000. if i do not have a job, i cannot contribute to my country. if i do not have a job, i cannot pursue life, liberty, and have it is. i cannot raise my child or pay for my house...
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we need our government to help us do this and move us forward. if we want to be innovative and entrepreneurship, that does not happen. a lot of that comes from the investments we have made in education, in how we do our tax policy. are we innovative in advanced manufacturing? these are things we could to. there are tax deductions we could get rid of. they are old. we do not need them. it would be important to the investor community and business community. there are companies that are sitting on millions of dollars and billions of dollars, waiting for the right moment. if we want them to start spending, we need to make decisions. it will not be good enough if we do not deal with the much larger question and give them certainty. some of the failed talks happened before. republicans would dig their heels in and say, it is our ideology or nothing. that will hurt the economy. they will say, see, i told you it did not work. that is the wrong way to work. we have to reach an agreement. we have to do it for the long term and short term. >> you are doing
we need our government to help us do this and move us forward. if we want to be innovative and entrepreneurship, that does not happen. a lot of that comes from the investments we have made in education, in how we do our tax policy. are we innovative in advanced manufacturing? these are things we could to. there are tax deductions we could get rid of. they are old. we do not need them. it would be important to the investor community and business community. there are companies that are sitting on...
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the academy, the government, and the private sector. we will rely on veteran journalist alan murrey to introduce the panelists. he is a long-time friend who recently left his online post as deputy managing editor and executive edit of "the wall street journal" to become president of the research center next month. in his 30-year career at "the wall street journal" he served as numerous roles. during his years as chief he won three pulitzer prices as well as many awards. he is also the author of many abooks. "the welt of choices" how the new economy puts power in your hands and money in your pockets." lawmakers and lobbyists which he co-authored with jeffrey. he received an award. he has also received two overseas press club awards for his writings on asia. in addition to serving on the council, he is a member of the gridiron club, the council on foreign relations. he also happened to serve a long time ago at the board of visitors not too far away from virginia, the university of north carolina. please join me now in welcoming our modera
the academy, the government, and the private sector. we will rely on veteran journalist alan murrey to introduce the panelists. he is a long-time friend who recently left his online post as deputy managing editor and executive edit of "the wall street journal" to become president of the research center next month. in his 30-year career at "the wall street journal" he served as numerous roles. during his years as chief he won three pulitzer prices as well as many awards. he...
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it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not get back into the workforce. we see the trust fund set to hit insolvency in 2016. host: we will go first to tim from carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning. how are you? i would like to ask a question. how can the government extend unemployment benefits to the tune of -- it seems like unlimited when the recession came in in 2009 and i guess bush was leaving and obama was coming in. how could they extend them that long when i am 47 years old and i have never done it in my life until 2009. yet these people were able to go way
it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not...
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own government. caller: my concern is over the cost of using contractors. they have so many different business models that the government cannot control. we need to have a more flexible way to control what we do and what we do not do. it is almost impossible to stop serving today without this tremendous cost. -- something today without this tremendous cost. contracting is going to hire more than any other category of employment. however going to maintain a contract force that is going to continually rising cost -- rise in cost? guest: one of the reason we have so many contractors is we have taken those forces out of the military. rather than having a lot of people in uniform, which we might pay for for 30 years on the possibility that we go to war in iraq or afghanistan, we rely on contractors. contractors can be expensive, if you need to use them. if you have them on standby with a number of major companies who do this kind of thing, you are paying a minimal amount. we pay them some amount of money,
own government. caller: my concern is over the cost of using contractors. they have so many different business models that the government cannot control. we need to have a more flexible way to control what we do and what we do not do. it is almost impossible to stop serving today without this tremendous cost. -- something today without this tremendous cost. contracting is going to hire more than any other category of employment. however going to maintain a contract force that is going to...
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big government is not effective government. big government has never worked. it is easy to sell, but when you put it into practice, it has failed each and every time. the government has never been able to sustain a vibrant middle class. if any people under should know that, it is us. we need to look no further than our own communities to see where the answers are to our challenges like. it starts with strong and stable families. it continues with a civil society filled with people working together to improve their country. with a thriving enterprise economy that creates good paying jobs and can draw upon people with skills to do those jobs, government's role is to support those institutions and those policies that strengthen the family and the community, to implement row-growth policy, the free enterprise economy that termites -- that promotes middle-class jobs. the emergence of a strong, vibrant and growing 21st-century american middle class is the answer to the most pressing challenge we face. think about it -- millions americans with jobs that pay more mean
big government is not effective government. big government has never worked. it is easy to sell, but when you put it into practice, it has failed each and every time. the government has never been able to sustain a vibrant middle class. if any people under should know that, it is us. we need to look no further than our own communities to see where the answers are to our challenges like. it starts with strong and stable families. it continues with a civil society filled with people working...
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we are not here for the government's spending. we have a right to earn our own money, to keep what we have come not to pay off the things that we share. most of that other stuff that happens, we should be going to the states to handle it. right now because of the potential of riots, let's stop the business welfare and then let's stop the personal welfare spending stop making people dependent. host: we will keep this conversation going by let me give you some other headlines. "the los angeles times" this morning -- "the wall street journal" says this about the situation in syria -- it is the front page of "the new york times" this morning, and they say this -- peter baker and bryan gordon write in "the new york times" -- then, also we are doing a segment on syria taking a deeper dive into this issue on sunday here on the "washington journal ." moving on to the situation in israel. five nations some men envoys of israel. also, some other headlines for you. "the baltimore sun" -- next to that, president obama suggests a revamp of the
we are not here for the government's spending. we have a right to earn our own money, to keep what we have come not to pay off the things that we share. most of that other stuff that happens, we should be going to the states to handle it. right now because of the potential of riots, let's stop the business welfare and then let's stop the personal welfare spending stop making people dependent. host: we will keep this conversation going by let me give you some other headlines. "the los...
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the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very much rned so muc that i have never learned in undergraduate hours, law school, or high school. i have learned more about history, government, the true history of this country. not what we have been spoonfed in high school. or in critical about the pleasant stories where we were happy with smiles on their face. where we have come from and how far we have come and how far we can go in terms of really being that bright and shining lfght for other countries to follow by example. host: is that it? caller: please, please, is there some way
the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very...
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state and local governments. overtime, as the stimulus funding ran out, state and local governments have been cutting jobs. this is what a lot of people are hearing about in their neighborhoods and in their towns. you know, there are teacher layoffs, police and fire layoffs, trying to figure out how to square the town budget without raising taxes. people have different views about that. some people feel state and local government was blurry to start with, so this is actually a house cleaning that needed to happen. i think when this start to cut into local services people start to feel differently. and of course, pensions are a big factor because states and cities are obligated to pay all those benefits, or make another deal with their employees, which can often be quite bruising. at the federal level, a large stability thinking this too will change as we get into some of the government spending we've been talking about. but so far, the federal government has stayed pretty steady. host: one person saying i was hir
state and local governments. overtime, as the stimulus funding ran out, state and local governments have been cutting jobs. this is what a lot of people are hearing about in their neighborhoods and in their towns. you know, there are teacher layoffs, police and fire layoffs, trying to figure out how to square the town budget without raising taxes. people have different views about that. some people feel state and local government was blurry to start with, so this is actually a house cleaning...
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government. this is an opportunity for russia to show that that vote was juft, this is an opportunity to show the international community at large you can be a constructive force at a time of great need and you have the capability to do some good. i find it ironic and red lines are talked about, but the red line here is literally red. the line we're crossing is 40,000 people have died. what bothers me is the most we are all fixated on the method of killing, not the killing itself. for over a year, we have been talking about getting involved and need to stop this before it gets out of hand. we want to shape what happens after assad leaves. it will be hard to go to the syrian people when they achieve their freedom and say we would like to help you and they will say, you did little at a time in our debatest need. we have a chance to correct that impression. from an american national security point of view, if we don't secure these chemical weapons, we are going to reget it. the weapons will fall int
government. this is an opportunity for russia to show that that vote was juft, this is an opportunity to show the international community at large you can be a constructive force at a time of great need and you have the capability to do some good. i find it ironic and red lines are talked about, but the red line here is literally red. the line we're crossing is 40,000 people have died. what bothers me is the most we are all fixated on the method of killing, not the killing itself. for over a...
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tanner, who is better at running these programs, the state governments or federal governments? guest: states have very different economic climates. what is going on the dakotas right now, they're not even eligible for this emergency unemployment extended benefits, versus new york, which has the highest level of weeks allowed right now because of their differing unemployment rates. guest: it is administered by states. i think a lot of the state programs are too restrictive in their eligibility and have to look capps. there are some important steps forward in the american recovery act -- too low caps. there are some important steps forward and the american recovery act. i do not see a lot of prospects for much greater federal involvement any time soon. host: mableton, illinois on the line for independents. caller: i want to direct this to mr. tanner. i have never been in debt. i have a retirement, have a very nice pension from the state of california bar when i was a state police officer. -- for when i was a state police officer. we're not putting enough emphasis on what has happ
tanner, who is better at running these programs, the state governments or federal governments? guest: states have very different economic climates. what is going on the dakotas right now, they're not even eligible for this emergency unemployment extended benefits, versus new york, which has the highest level of weeks allowed right now because of their differing unemployment rates. guest: it is administered by states. i think a lot of the state programs are too restrictive in their eligibility...
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tanner, who is better at running these programs, the state governments or federal governments? guest: states have very different economic climates. what is going on the dakotas right now, they're not even eligible for this emergency unemployment extended benefits, versus new york, which has the highest level of weeks allowed right now because of their differing unemployment rates. you want this handled on the local level and not a one-size- fits-all across the country. guest: it is administered by states. i think a lot of the state programs are too restrictive in their eligibility and have too low caps. there are some important steps. there are some important steps forward and the american recovery act. i do not see a lot of prospects for much greater federal involvement any time soon. host: mableton, illinois on the line for independents. caller: i want to direct this to mr. tanner. i have never been in debt. i have a retirement, have a very nice pension from the state of california when i was a state police offiercer. we're not putting enough emphasis on what has happened in
tanner, who is better at running these programs, the state governments or federal governments? guest: states have very different economic climates. what is going on the dakotas right now, they're not even eligible for this emergency unemployment extended benefits, versus new york, which has the highest level of weeks allowed right now because of their differing unemployment rates. you want this handled on the local level and not a one-size- fits-all across the country. guest: it is administered...
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caller: we get a line of government workers or people working in the government sector. people who work hard. they have a house. real estate is expensive. a five million-dollar house is not uncommon in d.c. you have half of your exemption gone. host: the state to take the house and put it in a trust. caller: you have to put that in a non revocable trust. it gets complicated. do not do this on the internet. you can make use of non revocable trust. you can make it an asset. the average person doesn't know that. host: how do you do that in two weeks? caller: you can do it. most people's major asset is their home. for people that have more money, it gets harder. give now. if you intended to give money to your kids, do with this year. get it out. if you wait, it is going to be harder. this gets complicated. you have an exemption. there is a current level of how much you can give to any one person. that right now is $5 million tax free this year. next year that drops to $1 million. if you wanted to give money to your kids or give your kids and house, this is the year to do it.
caller: we get a line of government workers or people working in the government sector. people who work hard. they have a house. real estate is expensive. a five million-dollar house is not uncommon in d.c. you have half of your exemption gone. host: the state to take the house and put it in a trust. caller: you have to put that in a non revocable trust. it gets complicated. do not do this on the internet. you can make use of non revocable trust. you can make it an asset. the average person...
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they will buy back government bonds a t a discount. greek officials said on monday they will purchase the bonds from private financial institutions. they will pay 30 to 40% of the original price before the bonds mature. the announcement came a week after euro zone finance ministers agreed to offer 43.7 billion euros. that's about $57 billion. greek officials said the creditor institutions will receive bonds issued by the euro zone's bail out fund instead of cash. the buy back program is a condition leaders must fulfill to receive the next cash infusion. the success depends on the bond holders. finance chiefs met in brussels to discuss how to proceed with extending eight degrees. euro president said the region's financial authorities will monitor greece's bond buying back program. he says the finance ministers will sign off in the next round of loans to greece when they meet again on december 13th. the ministers also talked about spain. they decided to provide up to nearly $40 billion euros. they're decision came after the bailout fund
they will buy back government bonds a t a discount. greek officials said on monday they will purchase the bonds from private financial institutions. they will pay 30 to 40% of the original price before the bonds mature. the announcement came a week after euro zone finance ministers agreed to offer 43.7 billion euros. that's about $57 billion. greek officials said the creditor institutions will receive bonds issued by the euro zone's bail out fund instead of cash. the buy back program is a...
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it's our responsibility as a society but it is the responsibility of the president the government and that is . this is the point it is their disposability to bring conciliation into the table to start working to deal with the ills of the society because there is a battle about constitutional order a difference of views about the constitution but this should not cause tade or stop the government from moving on dealing with the problems that we as people feel that they have to be addressed and as immediately as we get the result asli a wider arab spring still far from over so what is really going on with this arab spring jean really think it's a genuine welling up of popular feeling or do you think there are people pulling strings here for their own now international know that evolution's the change that's taking place is really genuine. it had to come. to continue would be your genes as late. as they were. because they impulse and many of us including myself. expect that to happen business as usual supporting governments for just there with stability without redevelopment without a de
it's our responsibility as a society but it is the responsibility of the president the government and that is . this is the point it is their disposability to bring conciliation into the table to start working to deal with the ills of the society because there is a battle about constitutional order a difference of views about the constitution but this should not cause tade or stop the government from moving on dealing with the problems that we as people feel that they have to be addressed and...
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priority for the pakistani government or many other governments to try to ensure. sufficient water supply to them it is just that the people who suffer the effects of so-called water scarcity who cannot get enough water for themselves also happen to be the weakest in the poorest and with the minimal of the voice and it becomes that sort of political issue that in the dominant climate at the moment the dominant neo liberal kind of a climate we have market is going in everything those are the kinds of voices we don't want to hear because that is politically uncomfortable i think technology sexy technology sells national have an aggregate sell you know calling names if you will you know this government that they're going to is is relatively easy but eventually those governments name don't need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of people having access to water with regard to god to their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're
priority for the pakistani government or many other governments to try to ensure. sufficient water supply to them it is just that the people who suffer the effects of so-called water scarcity who cannot get enough water for themselves also happen to be the weakest in the poorest and with the minimal of the voice and it becomes that sort of political issue that in the dominant climate at the moment the dominant neo liberal kind of a climate we have market is going in everything those are the...
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on the ground operationally but years of working on development of public policy, working with state governments and justice and lower in corp. -- incarceration and working with other people. a variety of settings. i do not believe that incarceration has taken us where we need to be. i believe the war on drugs has been a failure. when we institutionalize people over extended periods of time, we take low-level offenders in the early stages and harden them and we send them to the university of crime. by the time they get out of prison, they become a bigger social problem. where i come from, whether it is the [unintelligible] i am on the side of saying we need to reform our system and reduce the number of people we send to jail or prison. we need to reserve that space for people that are truly dangerous and have no way of fixing themselves. we have to realize there will be some people that will go to prison because the rest of us need to have some people in prison in order for us to be safe but that is a small minority. there are many other solutions out there whether it is someone who has engaged
on the ground operationally but years of working on development of public policy, working with state governments and justice and lower in corp. -- incarceration and working with other people. a variety of settings. i do not believe that incarceration has taken us where we need to be. i believe the war on drugs has been a failure. when we institutionalize people over extended periods of time, we take low-level offenders in the early stages and harden them and we send them to the university of...
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the british government's failure to get people back into work recent figures show the unemployed are more likely to find work that if they're enrolled on the government's flagship employment program critics also say it stifles any individuality young job seekers may have the first met one of the many for straight to job hunters in the week. for months now twenty five year old j. paxton's being keeping a video diary about his experiences on the government's work programme today were. the work programs the government's flagship scheme that pays private sector organizations to place people at work and they called it a revolution in welfare but the first figures released since its launch revealed a resoundingly failure something that hasn't surprised slightest save left a to going keep his appointment now it seems pretty tightly regimented we watch people running in all morning to keep that appointment g.'s been coming to this job center once a fortnight for the past six months that he's been on the government's work programme in the time he hasn't found a single job unfortunately that's
the british government's failure to get people back into work recent figures show the unemployed are more likely to find work that if they're enrolled on the government's flagship employment program critics also say it stifles any individuality young job seekers may have the first met one of the many for straight to job hunters in the week. for months now twenty five year old j. paxton's being keeping a video diary about his experiences on the government's work programme today were. the work...
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critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using the riffs here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the rule. in establishment the electoral law was then changed prompting many to boycott kuwait's most recent parliamentary vote the resulting divide is unlikely to be bridged anytime soon and it leaves the monarchy with an energized opposition eager to make itself heard was really more current a touch down or what people are trying to say by taking the streets that there are was be a little system they want more reality was the right is that the outreach project like this one show us that quote isn't enough that it was right to say in the future how that future plays out well write the next chapter of the arab spr
critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using the riffs here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the rule. in...
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weem have taken shelter in school and government offices. they're preparing to drnt food and other supplies. >> this typhoon is not a joke. it has the potential to cause massive destruction t could be the strongest one to hit the country this year. >> a typhoon that struck last december killed more than 1,000 people. critics said the government was too late in warning the public. for more on the typhoon, we go to our meteorologist. >> after taking a rare path it has left and stormy conditions are grad weigh easing and they will prolong throughout the nation for the next couple of days. the center is located just to the east of palau and will likely hit the narrow islands in the next several hours and head towards the south china sea because the waters are warm enough to support tropical development. some intensification is highly likely. it will likely move into vietnam as we head into the weekend. now, an additional 100 millimeters or more is likely across taiwan over the next 72 hours and flooding and landslides will be a concern and again
weem have taken shelter in school and government offices. they're preparing to drnt food and other supplies. >> this typhoon is not a joke. it has the potential to cause massive destruction t could be the strongest one to hit the country this year. >> a typhoon that struck last december killed more than 1,000 people. critics said the government was too late in warning the public. for more on the typhoon, we go to our meteorologist. >> after taking a rare path it has left and...
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the government stopped us from doing that. we had to go to the courts to have rights returned to us. when it was returned to us, we were against filing criminal charges. the government, instead, put a tribunal in place, a tribunal with no legal authority to pass sentence or issue verdicts, and that tribunal still concluded that the order to assassinate them could have only come from the highest level of government. there was no one higher than her at the time. in the years that followed, they didn't do much to remove suspicion. sharif, who was, at that time, head of the intelligence bureau and reported directly to the officer of the prime minister was on the road that night, and he was inducted into the people's party central committee. last year, actually, as on the first pakistan day of president, awarded them, an national medal, to one of his co- accused in my father's murder case for services to the pakistani people. at the time that -- well, up until three years ago before he became president, standing trial in not just m
the government stopped us from doing that. we had to go to the courts to have rights returned to us. when it was returned to us, we were against filing criminal charges. the government, instead, put a tribunal in place, a tribunal with no legal authority to pass sentence or issue verdicts, and that tribunal still concluded that the order to assassinate them could have only come from the highest level of government. there was no one higher than her at the time. in the years that followed, they...
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of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god to their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on water security state. and. soon. to. the. the mission and. accreditation three times four judges three make judgments three. three. three. three branches plug in video for your media projects and free media oh god r t dot com. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harvey welcome to the big picture. live. live. and if you. still. want to please. welcome back across talking about to mind you we're talking about the politics of water. if you. please. i'd like to
of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god to their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on water security state. and. soon. to. the. the...
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cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with china obviously a higher power with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sandwich dodging exploration india warned it's ready to use force to defend its interests hopefully as i said the trip not to lead to a longer term conflict but you know it's it's a new the inevitable because both these countries now large ambitions of becoming global actors and players both china and india have been pumping billions of u.s. dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out wh
cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with china obviously a higher power with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sandwich dodging exploration india...
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of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god for their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and we'll continue our discussion on water security. and to. legal. emissions. cretaceous three. four chargers free to make amends three. three stews free. download free broadcast live video for your media project free media. dot com. well the. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've. covered. machine would be soon which brightened if you knew about it soon from finest impression it's. nice clean stock totty dot com. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard welcome to the b
of that government is is relatively easy but eventually those governments need to be called to task but the eventual issue is that it is a question of equity it is a question of. people having access to water with regard to god for their social power and that's a sort of dynamic that the global system at the moment is not willing to confront gentlemen we're going to go to a short break and we'll continue our discussion on water security. and to. legal. emissions. cretaceous three. four chargers...
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the government says that it is doing all it can to maintain stability supporters of the ruling family point out that it boasts a robust public life with electoral traditions and a vibrant parliament for youth activists. that's not enough the opposition consists of an unlikely alliance of youth groups hard line islamists and local tribes who are ramping up their calls for reform increasingly they've taken their message to the street where peaceful demonstrations have been met with an iron fist. beaten up by. special forces. and after the march. on the streets just being. critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using the rig's here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment the electoral law was then change
the government says that it is doing all it can to maintain stability supporters of the ruling family point out that it boasts a robust public life with electoral traditions and a vibrant parliament for youth activists. that's not enough the opposition consists of an unlikely alliance of youth groups hard line islamists and local tribes who are ramping up their calls for reform increasingly they've taken their message to the street where peaceful demonstrations have been met with an iron fist....
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, i'm not against government, but i recognize there's limitations in the terms of what the government can do. but the limitation is based on what we can do well. and as you look at what we're doing, matter of fact, "the debt bomb" exposes that, the "back in black" that we put out shows that, and the oversight we've put out over the last eight years shows where we're not doing it well. so the idea was to raise the question in the minds of the readers of the book. the if you read the federalist papers, the founders described a very, very limited commerce clause involvement of the federal government, a very, very limited expose of what the general welfare clause would be. we've taken those terms -- pardon me -- and markedly expanded them beyond what our founders intended. i mean, if you go to school and you're buying lunch at school and the usda out of washington is telling you what you can eat and what you can't eat rather than your parents and local school board, i would say a certain amount of freedom has been taken away and moved to washington. >> host: but what about the common good
, i'm not against government, but i recognize there's limitations in the terms of what the government can do. but the limitation is based on what we can do well. and as you look at what we're doing, matter of fact, "the debt bomb" exposes that, the "back in black" that we put out shows that, and the oversight we've put out over the last eight years shows where we're not doing it well. so the idea was to raise the question in the minds of the readers of the book. the if you...
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some privacy laws need to be reviewed normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are often conducting systematic best business new united states direct access warrant all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and at quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does privacy mean i know that this is a very ambitious goal but as we all move into the internet and as we all as it all becomes a part of our daily lives free speech and privacy online is becoming ever more important. the u.s. is about to get a taste of its own medicine for most kept it up until this official response to travel by the russians seems to reach and he writes details just ahead. also explain why china and india's dispute over oil and gas see about fall after both countries. wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on o
some privacy laws need to be reviewed normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are often conducting systematic best business new united states direct access warrant all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and at quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does...
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government issue coin. baseball card c13 take thatand you match up against their any looking every fold in the uniform and shoelaces and a lace on the ball and head and arm and you tell me this is not that? the only government issue coin that has a living american on it. it comes in this set in the original government packaging. >>host: that is several hundred online ordering a lot of stuff but most of them are for this collection. $700 off tonight and we have not done that before! i want to refer to this because he talks a lot about the value of each and and that is the original issue prices he brings us awesome deals every time he is here and this would be and normally is $2,399. >>guest: and it sold on hsn for that. >>host: there is only 30 of left and $700 off. a temporary drop in price. very special reason he is here tonight and the last prime time show for the rest of the holiday season. c13 will be back on together on new year's eve and kicking off a branch in today's special. for the last few of you
government issue coin. baseball card c13 take thatand you match up against their any looking every fold in the uniform and shoelaces and a lace on the ball and head and arm and you tell me this is not that? the only government issue coin that has a living american on it. it comes in this set in the original government packaging. >>host: that is several hundred online ordering a lot of stuff but most of them are for this collection. $700 off tonight and we have not done that before! i want...
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innovation is not popular in government. i did not get the nickname governor moonbeam by being conventional. we were give reminded that the best time to invest, 20 years ago, second best time, today. what great leaders, both of these dynamics state's half. we wanted to thank you both with just a small token of our appreciation and our deep appreciation as well to barbara of the san jose "mercury news." i know you cannot accept gifts. >> i would want to report that. >> we're hoping that sutter can accept a gift, the first dog. governor? [applause] and governor hickenlooper, your dear friend and our dear friend, dan gordon could not be here but we wanted to make sure you enjoyed his borough -- brew. >> as i have many times before, let me assure you. [applause] >> our photographer would like to get your photos. >> with or without the kibble? >> all right. >> good morning everybody. all right. welcome to the city and county of san francisco the innovation capital of the world and of course for those of you that come from beyond
innovation is not popular in government. i did not get the nickname governor moonbeam by being conventional. we were give reminded that the best time to invest, 20 years ago, second best time, today. what great leaders, both of these dynamics state's half. we wanted to thank you both with just a small token of our appreciation and our deep appreciation as well to barbara of the san jose "mercury news." i know you cannot accept gifts. >> i would want to report that. >>...
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and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by printing the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the comic back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again i don't buy into this here. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five. years in britain and france have sons the israeli ambassadors to express concern of a plans to build more settlements in disputed lands. was also joined by the u.n. and washington in warning that israel's plans pose a threat to the peace effort but prime minister binyamin netanyahu is vowing to press ahead and continue construction and trick of its janice and international affairs expert says netanyahu is aggressive styles could cost him the support of his longtime ally. netanyahu least according to the points and he's definitely positioning this. is a bid for victory january. risking the loss of even those kinds of these you know on capitol hill who have been very staunch th
and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by printing the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the comic back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again i don't buy into this here. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five. years in britain and france have sons the israeli ambassadors to express...
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whether this favorable treatment will be genuine or extended but damaging evidence and against the government lines that there is a drug war being fought and then back there's probably something very different indeed indeed yes the media narrative is quite different from from the truth on the ground thank you so much for coming on breaking it down and explain a little bit about what's happening right there from mexico city investigative journalist andrew kindness my pleasure. all you like what you see so far go to our you tube channel you tube dot com plus breaking news that inscribed to us there check out our facebook page at facebook dot com plus breaking that fat and if you're wondering about what i'm doing when i'm not on air follow me on twitter at abby martin i took a break from my preaching for now it's a turn to hear if the u.s. is set to launch itself off the fiscal cliff next. wealthy british style sun it's sometimes. hard. to see the. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports on . the gold fever. turnstyles it's good
whether this favorable treatment will be genuine or extended but damaging evidence and against the government lines that there is a drug war being fought and then back there's probably something very different indeed indeed yes the media narrative is quite different from from the truth on the ground thank you so much for coming on breaking it down and explain a little bit about what's happening right there from mexico city investigative journalist andrew kindness my pleasure. all you like what...
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and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the economy back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment to disappear. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five e.u. nations including britain and france have summoned stays rain ambassadors to express concern of a plans to build more settlements in disputed lands in east jerusalem he was also joined by a bigger one in washington and warning that israel's plans pose a threat to the peace effort but prime minister binyamin netanyahu is vying to press ahead and continue construction and jet traffic of its journalists and international affairs expert says netanyahu is aggressive stance could cost him the support of his longtime ally. netanyahu scoring domestic points and he's definitely positioning this. as a bid for big three in january. the loss of even close friends of thes
and the way to solve the problem is by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less and types less and regulate less that is what will get the economy back in order and that's what will. cause the job rate to grow again and unemployment to disappear. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. five e.u. nations including britain and france have summoned stays rain...